Gavin Dennis supports CompTIA as a Subject Matter Expert to create questions for the Pentest+ exam

In October 2017, Gavin Dennis participated as one of approximately 22 Subject Matter Experts with CompTIA to help develop content for their newest exam, PenTest+ (formerly Certified Penetration Tester – CPT+).

He worked together with other Information Security professionals in a week-long workshop, led by CompTIA’s fantastic team. Gavin also published on November 17, 2017, about his experience titled “CompTIA Pentest + (formerly CPT+) Item Writing Workshop in October 2017“. The article highlighted his first experience throughout the workshop.

Official publishing(s) of his article can be found at the following URLs:

Based on our interactions I don’t believe there was anyone there who had previously met. Also, I’ve never seen a group of professionals, unknown to each other, work together over a week to be so productive, within expectations with minimal conflict. It felt like magic being present in the process. We developed content for the upcoming exam which will be tested across exam centres worldwide.

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Gavin Dennis is a Cyber Security Consultant and aspiring CISO. He helps companies and people around the world to protect their digital assets and has worked with companies in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. He is experienced in Penetration Testing (Network and Web), Social Engineering, Vulnerability Assessments, IT Security Risk and Compliance, and IT Security Incident Response. Additionally, Gavin is a CompTIA SME and separately produces educational Cyber Security content through his articles, websites, and speaking engagements.